We have to live and let live in order to create what we are.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Tolerance and letting others live are necessary to create who we are.
- In plain terms
- We need freedom for others to find our own path.
- What can you take from it?
- Allow others to live freely to build yourself.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you let others live?
- Does freedom help you grow?
Another view
Sometimes limits are needed to protect creation.
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